title: [Management of liver disease during pregnancy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several liver diseases can be observed during pregnancy. Some are proper to pregnancy and others are not.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study and to analyze the different liver diseases encountered during pregnancy and describe their management.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of 97 patients having a liver disease during their pregnancy, the cases were managed in the department "C" of obstetrics and newborn of Tunis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hepatopathy associated to pregnancy was 1.61 in our study. The mean term was 35 weeks of amenorrhea. 45% of labors were induced prematurely. 21 patients were transferred to intensive care unit after delivery due to the severity of their pathology. No maternal death was noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The better comprehension of physiopathology of this association can help to improve the patients care.
authors.affiliation: Service c Center de maternité et de néonatologie, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Dorra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeghal
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Louati
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahjoub
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mediouni
authors.forename: Rim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Hmid
authors.forename: Faouzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zouari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies